School Social Worker
The Arts Academy in the Woods is a fine and performing arts public, charter high school serving students from Macomb, Wayne and Oakland counties. Our students complete the Michigan Merit Curriculum while majoring in one or more art areas: dance, acting, vocal music, instrumental music, visual art, or creative writing. We are a small, close-knit community, and we serve a diverse group of 300-375 students and 20-30 teachers. Our community prides itself on its diversity; 60% of our students are white, 35% are African American, 33% are economically disadvantaged, 33% of our students are male. We also have a small but significant LGBT student community.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
MSW; eligible for temporary approval as school social worker.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
· MSW; full approval as school social worker and three years related experience
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Participate in special education assessment meetings as well as individual Educational Planning Meetings
- Working with those problems in a child's living situation that affect the child’s adjustment in school. (home, school, and community)
- Preparing a social or developmental history on a child with a disability.
- Counseling (group, individual and/or family)
- Mobilizing family, school, and community resources to enable the child to learn as effectively as possible in his or her educational program
- Assisting in developing positive behavioral intervention strategies
- Providing assistance in crisis intervention.
- Developing intervention strategies to increase academic success.
- Assisting with conflict resolution and anger management.
- Helping the child develop appropriate social interaction skills.
- Assisting the child in understanding and accepting self and others.
- Working with parents to facilitate their support in their children's school adjustment.
- Alleviating family stress to enable the child to function more effectively in school &community.
- Assisting parents to access programs available to students with special needs.
- Assisting parents in accessing and utilizing school and community resources.
- Provide staff with essential information to better understand factors (cultural, societal, economic, familial, health, etc.) affecting a student’s performance and behavior.
- Assessing students with mental health concerns.
- Developing staff in-service training programs.
- Assisting teachers with behavior management.
- Providing direct support to staff.
- Obtain and coordinate community resources to meet students' needs.
- Assist with identification of adequate support from social and mental health agencies.
- Advocate for new and improved community/school service to meet the needs of students and families.
- Help the system respond effectively to each child's needs.
- Assist in development and implementation educational programs for children for exceptional children
- Development of alternative support programs for students at risk of dropping out, truancy, delinquency, etc.
- Identifying and reporting child abuse and neglect.
- Providing consultation regarding school law and school policy including IDEA and Section 504.
- Providing case management for students and families requiring multiple resources.